Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov (1991, Trade Paperback)

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Title: Second Foundation. Number of Pages: 272. Weight: 0.32 lbs. Publication Date: 1991-10-01. Publisher: BANTAM TRADE.

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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100553293362
ISBN-139780553293364
eBay Product ID (ePID)152080

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Book TitleSecond Foundation
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, Science Fiction / Space Opera, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year1991
GenreFiction
AuthorIsaac Asimov
Book SeriesFoundation Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight5.2 Oz
Item Length6.9 in
Item Width4.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-069134
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number3
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisThe third novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION , NOW STREAMING The Foundation lies in ruins--destroyed by a mutant mind bent on humanity's annihilation. But it's rumored that there's a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established as insurance to preserve the knowledge of mankind. Now a desperate race has begun between the survivors of the First Foundation and an alien entity to find this last flicker of humanity's shining past--and future hope. Yet the key to it all might be a fourteen-year-old girl burdened with a terrible secret. Is she the Foundation's savior--or its deadliest enemy? Unforgettable, thought-provoking, and riveting, Second Foundation is a stunning novel of adventure and ideas writ huge across the Galaxy--a powerful tale of humankind's struggle to preserve the fragile light of wisdom against the threat of its own dark barbarism., The third novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THEAPPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION The Foundation lies in ruins-destroyed by a mutant mind bent on humanity's annihilation. But it's rumored that there's a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established as insurance to preserve the knowledge of mankind. Now a desperate race has begun between the survivors of the First Foundation and an alien entity to find this last flicker of humanity's shining past-and future hope. Yet the key to it all might be a fourteen-year-old girl burdened with a terrible secret. Is she the Foundation's savior-or its deadliest enemy? Unforgettable, thought-provoking, and riveting, Second Foundation is a stunning novel of adventure and ideas writ huge across the Galaxy-a powerful tale of humankind's struggle to preserve the fragile light of wisdom against the threat of its own dark barbarism., An unsurpassed blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, Isaac Asimov ' s Foundation novels chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women dedicated to preserving humanity ' s light in a galaxy plunged into a nightmare of ignorance and violence thirty thousand years long. After years of struggle, the Foundation lies in ruins--destroyed by the mutant mind power of the Mule. But it is rumored that there is a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established to preserve the knowledge of mankind through the long centuries of barbarism. The Mule failed to find it the first time--but now he is certain he knows where it lies. The fate of the Foundation rests on young Arcadia Darell, only fourteen years old and burdened with a terrible secret. As its scientists gird for a final showdown with the Mule, the survivors of the First Foundation begin their desperate search. They too want the Second Foundation destroyed . . . before it destroys them.
LC Classification NumberPS3551

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